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Windows 7: Windows 7: Readyboost

The German computer magazine Winfuture revealed in a recent post that Microsoft will extend Readyboost support in Windows 7. Readyboost was introduced in Windows Vista and was used to add flash drive caches of up to 4 Gigabytes to the system. The main intention of Readyboost was to provide lower end systems running Windows Vista with better performance by utilizing those additional flash caches.

The updated Readyboost in Windows 7 will see several advancements. The 4 Gigabyte restriction will be lifted which essentially means that flash drives with larger capacities can then be used as additional cache. The limit to one Readyboost device has also been removed which gives users the possibility to use multiple flash drives as additional caches in Windows 7.

I had been using a 4gig stick with Vista Ultimate and the light inside the stick was always flickering. The same stick now hardy ever light up, but it does a little at boot, and cannot figure out the difference, or even if it is working. ReadyBoost has been enabled for that drive Anyone else notice this?

I just wish they would not tie Readyboost and Superfetch like in Vista - I want to disable Superfetch but still use ReadyBoost to enhance the RAM in my system - but if ReadyBoost is only used for Superfetch, then it is useless to me.

I see in this forum coversations on ReadyBoost for Win 7. I have Win 7 version 7, and I cannot seem to find the program as I could in vista. Is it available now on my computer and I am too much of a dolt to figure out the hows and wheres? Or do I have to wait for the 'official' version to hit the 'back alleys' of the internet. Also, does anyone know any other ReadyBoost type programs for Windows 7 as well as a Fax program you would reccommend? Thanks!

Windows ReadyBoosthi,
my pc has 3GB DDR2 RAM, but i can only use 1,8 GB because 1,2 GB are shared with my PNY GTS 450.
if I enable windows readyboost with an 8GB USB key, will i get a performance improvement?
(32bit Win7 Pro)

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Need help with windows 7 readyboostHi everyone i hv 2 gb ram in my system. Can readyboost in windows 7 can be used to increase the ram temporarily. i hv a 4 gb pendrive if i allote 2 gb of it for readyboost can i be able to use the pendrive for other perpose as well??? I m a bit confused rt now... can anybody suggest how usefull...

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Any reason to use Readyboost on Windows 7 X64 with 8GB?Ive been reading about how windows 7 is supposed to improve and remove the restrictions of the readyboost that was in windows.
My question is if its even worth it on an X64 system with 8GB DDR3 RAM?
Would it improve the system speed even more having stuff cached right on the usb?
I have a...

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Windows ReadyBoost helpHi everyone,
I have a 4gb usb flash drive, and I decided to use it for ReadyBoost. But I have a few questions.
Which format should I use: NTFS, FAT, FAT32 or exFAT. I heard ReadyBoost in Windows7 supports exFAT. What allocation unit size to choose (ranging from 512 bytes to 32768 kilobytes in...